How Negative Communication Patterns Sabotage Your Relationship
Research shows that the way couples communicate is the strongest predictor of relationship breakdown—and here’s how to turn it around.
The Emotional Reaction You’re Conditioning in Your Marriage
Have you ever noticed how we tend to associate certain emotions with specific people?
What If Incompatibility Isn’t the Problem?
Let’s talk about something most couples face but few openly discuss: incompatibility.
How incompatible are you and your spouse?
And more importantly, how does that incompatibility show up in your relationship?
Apology Accepted
When was the last time someone said “I’m sorry” to you? When was the last time you said “I’m sorry” to your spouse and really meant it? Somewhere along the line, many couples go from being: Sweethearts to newlyweds to I can’t stand the sight of your face anymore, and I…
Negative Communication In Marriage
The existence of negative communication patterns is the best predictor of divorce. (And did you know that we pass along these patterns to our children?) So it only makes good sense to remove them! There are four main types of negative communication. They are labeled “The Four Horsemen” and inevitably can…
How To Stop Hurting Your Spouse With Your Words
Words have the power of life or death, especially in a marriage. They can make you feel like you’re on cloud 9 one day and hopeless and dead the next. Saying hurtful words is never right in a marriage, but the wrong words at the wrong time are especially lethal…
7 Common Problems That Cause Divorce
Marriage is hard and feels shaky sometimes. Erma Bombeck said, “Marriage has no guarantees. If that’s what you’re looking for, go live with a car battery.” There are so many challenges facing marriages today. And although each relationship has its own trials and stresses, certain challenges are common to most…
Getting To Know Your Spouse Again
One of life’s greatest disappointments is feeling that the person you married years ago now feels like a stranger in your arms. People are constantly growing and changing; a husband and wife will grow together or grow apart – there’s no middle ground. How well do you and your partner…
Why Communication Saves Marriages
There are many reasons why a couple once madly in love no longer cares for each other. Whatever the reason, a husband and wife don’t just suddenly grow apart; it happens slowly, over time. Usually, all roads that lead you away from your spouse point back to communication issues. It’s…
How To Make A Long-Distance Marriage Flourish
Long-distance marriages are complicated. They’re not very fun either. But time apart is a fact of life for some couples. A long-distance relationship requires trust, mutual respect, and communication (a lot of communication, actually) to last. Here’s some great news for the couple who is navigating the perils of a…